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It was 44 years ago today (August 1st, 1971) that George Harrison and friends performed the legendary Concert For Bangladesh at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Harrison organized the shows at the urging of his mentor, sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, who asked Harrison to...

Released today (July 31st) are deluxe editions of Led Zeppelin’s final three albums: 1976’s Presence, 1979’s In Through The Out Door, and 1982’s Coda. The reissue program has been curated by Jimmy Page, with each album featuring at least a second disc of companion audio...

Guns N' Roses drummer Frank Ferrer told Stone Chrome Radio on Wednesday (July 29th) that the band is "forging ahead" despite the recent exit of guitarist D.J. Ashba and the presumed departure of guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Asked if rumors were true that Ashba left after...

Lollapalooza kicks off its 11th year as a destination festival today (July 31st) at its longtime home, Chicago's Grant Park. If you are unable to make it to the three-day festival in person, you can still watch real-time sets from many of the event's artists, including...

Two new U2 films, a behind-the-scenes documentary and a live concert, will air on HBO this fall. According to Rolling Stone the documentary will premiere on November 7th and focus on how the group's current Innocence + Experience tour came together, while the concert film will...

A previously unheard demo recording by late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain will turn up on the soundtrack of the documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck when it is released in theaters next Friday (August 7th). Director Brett Morgen told Billboard that he added the song, which...

Tomorrow (July 31st) marks the release of Jimmy Page's expanded editions of Led Zeppelin's final albums, 1976's Presence, 1979's In Through The Out Door, and 1982's outtakes set, Coda. Page has sworn that this is his final archival Zeppelin studio project and that from here on...

Whether he likes it or not, Pete Townshend remains one of rock's most beloved elder statesmen. The Who leader spoke candidly about his buddies the Rolling Stones still hoofing it out on the road in 2015, and pulled no punches talking about the future of the band he used to pay...

Although Journey still continues to do outstanding business on the road, guitarist/leader Neal Schon remains open for legendary Steve Perry to reconnect with him and the group once again. Schon, who's currently out on the road with the band, which features the group's latest...